Masalama Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Masalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Masalama (28) may also be a first name.
Masalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masalama is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masalama? popularity and diffusion
Masalama is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Masalama is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Masalama live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masalama is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.
The surname Masalama is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maisalama | 94 | 5 | / |
| Masalamma | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mashalama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Masalamah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maisalamah | 89 | 12 | / |
| Masaalamma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maasalamma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masalema | 88 | 685 | / |
| Macalama | 88 | 30 | / |
| Masalami | 88 | 3 | / |
| Masalamy | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masalame | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hmadsalamah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mauzalama | 82 | 10 | / |
| Massalema | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mosalamat | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mosalamad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Massalami | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maxaulama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mohsalama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mashalami | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moussalama | 78 | 27 | / |
| Maiselamah | 78 | 5 | / |
| Meesalamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maaicalama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machalamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maselema | 75 | 607 | / |
| Mosalamy | 75 | 556 | / |
| Mazalema | 75 | 58 | / |
| Mosalami | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mosalema | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moselama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masolame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazalami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macaloma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosallamy | 71 | 126 | / |
| Mezzalama | 71 | 37 | / |
| Majaluoma | 71 | 11 | / |
| Machalami | 71 | 9 | / |
| Massoloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mossalami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mossalamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosallami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machaleima | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mousallamy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mossallami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moussalema | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masalama
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